Bhiwadi

Bhiwadi
भिवाडी
City
Bhiwadi

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 28°13′N 76°52′E / 28.21°N 76.87°ECoordinates: 28°13′N 76°52′E / 28.21°N 76.87°E
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Population (2011)
  Total 104,883
Languages
  Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 301019
Vehicle registration RJ 40
Website bhiwadineemrana.com

Bhiwadi is a city in Alwar district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Bhiwadi comes under National Capital Region and is an industrial hub. It lies on Rajasthan-Haryana border and is adjacent to Dharuhera town of Haryana. Dharuhera and Bhiwadi together form one urban sprawl. Bhiwadi is Yadav dominated place.

Bhiwadi is also popular as a pilgrimage place. It is the land of 'Baba Mohan Ram', the rider god on the blue horse.

Geography

Bhiwadi is situated at 28.21°N, 76.87°E. It is 65 km away from the New Delhi, 200 km from Jaipur, 90 km from Alwar,22 km from Gurgaon (Manesar) and 60 km from Faridabad (PROP Touch India Sec-49). It can be reached by National Highway NH8 (Delhi-Jaipur highway) via Dharuhera, in 30 min from Hero Honda Chowk (Gurgaon) and in 40-45 min from IGI Airport, New Delhi. It can also be reached by Gurgaon-Sohna-Taoru-Dharuhera road.

Nearest railway station is Rewari Junction, 26 km south of city

Nearest Airport is Indira Gandhi International Airport, 55 km north of the city

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[1] Bhiwadi had a population of 104,883 in 2011, males constituted 57% and females 43% of the population. The sex ratio of Bhiwadi city is 800 females per 1000 males.

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Economy

The town is spread over nearly 5,300 acres, and houses around 2,700 big, medium and smallscale industries. Industries range from steel mills, furnaces to automobile and electronics manufacturing. [2]

Some Prominent Examples are:

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